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18 games like Watergate

The best games like Watergate are Fort Sumter The Secession Crisis, InBetween and Chrononauts — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Fort Sumter The Secession Crisis shares card game, political, action/event with Watergate.

Ranked alternatives to Watergate (card game, political), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Watergate’s medium-light weight.

  1. 1. Fort Sumter The Secession Crisis (2018)
    2 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Watergate: Card Game, Political, Action/Event, Hand Management
  2. 2. InBetween (2017)
    2 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Watergate: Card Game, Hand Management, Once-Per-Game Abilities, Tug of War
  3. 3. Chrononauts (2000)
    1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Watergate: Card Game, Political, Hand Management
  4. 4. Illuminati (1982)
    2–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Watergate: Card Game, Political, Hand Management
  5. 5. Campaign Manager 2008 (2009)
    2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Watergate: Card Game, Political, Hand Management
  6. 6. Gang of Four (1990)
    3–4 players · 40 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Watergate: Card Game, Political, Hand Management
  7. 7. Copycat (2012)
    2–4 players · 95 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium
    Shares with Watergate: Card Game, Political, Hand Management
  8. 8. Masques (2010)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Watergate: Card Game, Political, Hand Management
  9. 9. Illuminati New World Order (1994)
    2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium
    Shares with Watergate: Card Game, Political, Hand Management
  10. 10. 13 Minutes The Cuban Missile Crisis (2017)
    2 players · 13 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Watergate: Card Game, Political, Hand Management
  11. 11. Iron Curtain (2017)
    2 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Watergate: Card Game, Political, Hand Management
  12. 12. Nuclear Escalation (1983)
    2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Watergate: Card Game, Political, Hand Management
  13. 13. Court of the Medici (2009)
    2 players · 25 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Watergate: Card Game, Political, Hand Management
  14. 14. The Magnates A Game of Power (2014)
    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Watergate: Card Game, Political, Hand Management
  15. 15. Rome Imperium (2001)
    2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Watergate: Card Game, Political, Hand Management
  16. 16. Joan of Arc (1998)
    3–6 players · 180 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium
    Shares with Watergate: Card Game, Political, Hand Management
  17. 17. Guerilla (1994)
    3–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium
    Shares with Watergate: Card Game, Political, Hand Management
  18. 18. Mr. President (1967)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Watergate: Card Game, Political, Hand Management
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Watergate?
Fort Sumter The Secession Crisis (2018) is the closest match to Watergate, sharing card game, political, action/event. It rates 6.6/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Watergate?
Fort Sumter The Secession Crisis, InBetween, Chrononauts are the top-ranked alternatives to Watergate in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium-light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.

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